The 1961 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 31st NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Oregon State University hosted the tournament in Corvallis, Oregon.
Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 82 points and having two individual champions.
Gray Simons of Lock Haven University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results +RankSchoolPoints1Oklahoma State822Oklahoma633Iowa State294Oregon State285Pittsburgh266Lehigh24T-7Penn State20T-7Michigan State209Northern Iowa1910Michigan18
Individual finals Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)115 lbsGray Simons, Lock Haven DEC Dick Wilson, Toledo, 7-3123 lbsDuWayne Mille, Oklahoma DEC Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State, 6-5130 lbsLarry Lauchle, Pittsburgh DEC Dave Jensen, Northern Iowa, 7-0137 lbsNorm Young, Michigan State DEC Ron Finley, Oregon State, 5-2147 lbsLarry Hayes, Iowa State DEC Ron Pifer, Penn State, 4-0157 lbsPhil Kinyon, Oklahoma State DEC Kirk Pendleton, Lehigh, 3-0167 lbsDon Conway, Oregon State DEC Bruce Campbell, Oklahoma State 7-4177 lbsBob Johnson, Oklahoma State DEC Wayne Baughman, Oklahoma, 9-5191 lbsLenard Lordino, Northern Colorado DEC Nick Kohls, Colorado State, 4-0UNLDale Lewis, Oklahoma DEC Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State, 3-2Reference:
References
31st NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.